IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20120154382A1
• Filed: 10/12/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: IKEDA, Nobuyuki, MIYAKE, Tatsuya, NISHIOKA, Tatsuhiro
• Application Number:
  US13/271,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20120154382A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/128 Adjusting depth or disparity

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes a generation module and a controller. The generation module is configured to generate 3D image data. The controller is configured to control a depth range in a depth direction of a display range, within which the 3D image data is fallen, and a starting position of the depth range.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a generation module configured to generate 3D image data; and

a controller configured to control a depth range and a starting position of the depth range, where the depth range is in a depth direction of a display range, the controller further configured to display the 3D image data such that the 3D image data is visible in the depth direction.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to control the starting position such that the starting position is located in a projection plane if the 3D image data includes character data.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein

the controller is configured to narrow the depth range when the 3D image data includes the character data.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a determination module configured to determine whether there is a command to control the starting position.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to control the depth range and the starting position based on contents of the 3D image data.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to control the depth range and the starting position based on whether the 3D image data includes character data.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to control the depth range and the starting position based on a time zone in which a broadcast signal is received, the broadcast signal comprising the 3D image data.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to update and store a setting of the depth range and the starting position based on an input.

9. An image processing method comprising:

generating 3D image data; and

controlling a depth range and a starting position of the depth range, the depth range in a depth direction of a display range, the controller further configured to display the 3D image data such that the 3D image data is visible in the depth direction.